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"KATJA, THE DANCER" early yesterday morning, is the

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usually goes with the ambitious temperament. In a word, he never dramatised himself, which was one reason the colleague of whom we have written seemed, at

FEBRUARY

A FORGED WILL. NO DEATH PENALTY.

(Continued From Page 1)

Evil Associates.

"NON-EXISTENCE IN 18

COUNTRIES.

MANY ABROGATIONS.

P'RAPS-PRAPS NOTI

First Actress: "I wonder, dear, if I shall lose my looks, too, when I reach your age?"

A long statement made by prison-I er was also read by counsel, this referring to his having been in- fluenced by evil associates who in-

London. Sentence of death no duced him to do what he did and lenger exists in sixteen countries perhaps you may. You never know

Authoritative data compiled here

Second Actress: "Well, dear,

your luck. Let's hope so, anyway,"

to his having been given something of the world. to drink which made him all hot and intoxicated" immediately prior show that the death penalty has to his having taken the documents. been abolished in Holland, Norway, the country with her grandma, Little Betty, who was staying in (The two men referred to, it was Sweden, Portugal, Rumania, Auswent to the fowl house to see if Indicated, had subsequently been tria, Latvia, Lithuania, Argentina, there were any eggs. She return. banished). The statement went on Brazil, Colombia, Hondras and Urued in a few minutes, looking very to claim that prisoner had no idea guay, It has been abrogated by disappointed. of the contents of the forged will diause in Denmark, Belgium and

until it had been produced In avidence.

Finland.

"No eggs this morning, grannie," It was abolished in Switzerland

sho said, and added, "except the A forceful appeal was made on by Federal Constitution in

one the chickens measure by." 1874, prisoner's behalf by Mr. Les d'Almada Jnr. (counsel for the deliberty of action. Fifteen Cantons out the various Cantons retained

Mrs. Newlyrich (about to pur fence), who referred to prisoner's have not reimposed it. In the re-chase her frst real fur coat, and youth and to the influence brought maining ten Cantons there have feeling called upon to pick every upon him by others. Prisoner had been only seven executions during possible flaw): "Are you quite sure been educated at Sayingpun School the past forty years.

this fur won't shrink in the rain-

and Queen's Collego and on leaving school appeared to have made some have abolished it.

Eight States in the United States one is sometimes caught without attempt to learn wireless. Ho gave

an umbrella, you know." Italy abolished the death penalty Long-suffering Salesman: "Madam, that, up after some time and subsen 1889, but owing to the frequent that fur didn't shrink on the last quently was employed by his father attempts against the life of Musso-party who

thief Minister.

wore it, and he was

Two men were trying to outdo

in the transaction of his business inf, it was reintroduced this year, never known to carry an umbrella.” Up to the time of his having com- it can only be passed, however, for mitted the forgeries to which he attacks against the King and his had pleaded guilty it appeared that ho had been in every way a model son and the

father was grief stricken on finding out the facts. |In the transaction of his fathor's business, prisoner was often er trusted with money up to $1,000 and there had been no consequences before.

Russia has abolished the death each other with. "tall" stories." When one had finished a remark. Penalty in cases of murder. It is

able story, the other sald:-. still imposed, however for rapine and for political offences.

Informed circies here state that a movement for world-wide aboll- tion is rapidly gaining ground.

In Germany.

"Why, that'e nothing. I know a tonemason who has only one arm." "Nonsense," said the first man, "how does he do the work?”

"Oh, he holds the chisel between During the course of the trans- action of his father's business pri-mittee of the

In Germany, the Judicial Com-his teeth, and hits himself on the Reichstag have for back of the head with the hammer, " soner fell into the company of two Bo-called friends, one of whom was abolition bill promoted by influen-

many months been discussing an was the reply.

a friend of his school days. These tlal lawyers and criminologists.

d form, at a

On his way home from school

"Doar mo" exclaimed a sym

two began very cunningly by taking it is expected to be submitted to Tommy looked sad and worried. prisoner to West Point, "that the Reichstag itself, in an amend- haunt where transactions in the main constat of cards, wine, women States of Nessen and Saxony have troubling you, my little man",

near date. The pathetic old lady, "whatever is and oplum." That Instilled into

already abolished the penalty. prisoner the living of a fast life for which he developed a strong there has been no execution since

In the free city of Hamburgplied Tommy.

"Oh, surely not," said the old liking. The consequence was that 1917. In Prussia executions are lady; "how can that be?"

extremely rATE. The death sen- "Teacher caned me 'cause. I

"Dyspepsia and rheumatism," re-

he ran into debt and his "friends" were very glib in their explanations as to how he could raise further tence in this state is carried out couldn't spell

times, to outshine him. As a man money. They took him to the only when the murder is multiple Tommy dismally.

he was always appreciative of Chambers of a local barrister and or has been committed with parti human affection and "simple truth mis-called simplicity." As

man,

cat's-paw and that he did not real-

promote any

them,"

anawezed

Wife: Jack, wake up! I feel that there's a mouse in the rpom.

and go to sleep.

Hubby: Well, there's a cat, too,

eyes. The patient died, but the "Was the operation successful 7′′

doctor recovered the estate."

cularly abominable brutality.. First Shoplifter: Expect to be while there he acted on their in- structions.

At various times the French busy during the holidays? Chamber bas discussed the aboli- Second Ditte: Oh, yes; I'll have Used As Cal's-paw. a result, he was never troubled by Counsel concluded with an appeal urging its abolishment was recent-

tion of capital punishment. A bill my hands full. the pique and vanity and self-con-for leniency on the grounds that 'ly introduced in the Chamber by aclousness which are the beset the prisoner had been used as a M. Jouhaux. ting weaknesses of the public tee the gravity of his crime until for the abolition of capital punish Little progress can be reported the return of his father. During ment in Asiatic countries. China's Always a solid, constructive the period of his detention he had varying fortunes and upheavals politician, according to the lights waya and avold, evil nasociates.

formed a resolution to amend his make it difficult for abolitionists to of the party he so ably led, the

campaign on solld His Lordship, addressing prison lines, Greater hopes are entertain- late Earl's crowning test of or, told him he had pleaded guilty ed of Japan, although little autho- statesmanship came with the war to a series of acts some of which ritative data is available.

rendered him liable to imprison- years. His was the responsibility ment for life. His Lordship in- that pledged Britain to stand side tended to give great consideration | by side with Belgium; through to the fact that he had pleaded him the first and irrevocable step guilty, to the forcible way in which counsel for the defence had ap- in the world-campaign was taken. pealed to the court for leniency, He took up the cudgels as a point and to the resolution prisoner had of national honour and, na we formed to amend his ways. know now, the world has judged eighteen years of age he was of an concierges are inclined to be insideline with me.

only him to have been right. Then, as age of discretion when he should quisitive and to adopt an atti-

Although prisoner

was

PARIS ROBBERIES.

BOGUS INSURANCE INSPECTOR.

Paris. A crime which serves to illustrate the reason why Paris

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Newly Married Burglar: Listen, kid, it makes it awful hard to auc- ceed in business when you won't let me go out nights.

A son at college wrote to hla father: "No mon, no fun, your són.” The father answered: "How sad, too bad, your dad.”

..

Big Athlete: Football is just a

always, he was "as solid as a known the difference between right tude of suspicion toward strang- where you're usually sitting.

His Girl: Yes, I notice that's

difficult to fill

A PROTEST.

COUNSEL FOR MOTOR CAR TOUT.

that as

hard labour.

•

rock," Many of the numerous and, wrong. His Lordship must ers has occurred in a flat in Rue failures in the war were thrown also take consideration of the fact de Rivoli inhabited by Mme.

Motorist (after the accident): a result of prisoner's Franchel. Recently this lady ar- cription of the late Earl of Oxford on his shoulders. He never com-actions the Kf Fung Yuk firm had ranged with an insurance Com But I've got a gadget on my car to and Asquith, who passed away

plained, and he never budged. In lost a considerable sum of money. pany to make an inventory of her prove that I was only doing ten

furniture and fittings, and was miles an hour. truth he was a great man and one Having regard to the facts of the

Professor: And I can prove, air, most fitting tribute that could be whose place it would to-day be case, the sentence on prisoner would not surprised, therefore, when a

be nine months' imprisonment with stranger called upon her, and, re- by the depth of the contusion on my paid to the memory of the great

presenting himself as an insur tibia, that I have been smitten by

Liberal Statesman. He pobsessed

The Father's Appeal.

ance inspector, was admitted. an object weighing seventeen hun- Prisoner's father then appealed place, he seized a towel, which he velocity of 8,600 feet per minute.

But instead of examining the dredweight and moving with a all the qualities of a true leader,

to His Lordship to reduce the sen-flung over Mme. Franchel's head,| but was without flambuoyancy,

tence, stating that he (the father) and then, covering her with a re- What do you think of these which was where he differed from

had been the only one to suffer volver, threatened to shoot if she financially. his former colleague, Mr. Lloyd

tried to give an alarm. UnderDon't like them; they wake me His Lordship told the father that this menace she was compelled

talking movies?" George. Two years ago, after a The Chinese driver of public he could not reduce the sentence to strip herself of all her jewel- up." long and distinguished political motor car No. 148 was yesterday further. Prisoner had made him-lery and to hand over her purse to career, he was elevated to the charged before Major C Willson self liable to imprisonment for life, the robber, who, having locked "Why do you feed every tramp

with touting for hire Peerage, obtaining special Royal Street on Tuesday. Mr. M. K. Lo and it was necessary for His Lord the booty, valued at 70,000fr. The band irritably. "They never do in Pedder He was arraigned en five charges her in a back room, made off with that comes along?" asked the hus- consent to revive the Earldom of who appeared for the defence enter abip to make people see they could most puzzling problem in the anything for you." Oxford. It was a signal honoured a strong protest against the not break the law,

case is how the robber knew that "No," replied the wife, "but it's the defendant where a paid to-one of the most eminent arrest of

Mr. Leo d'Almada suggested that an insurance inspector was ex- great satisfaction to me to see a of Englishmen of our age, and one chinese detective, who arrested the labour.

summons would have sufficed. The the sentence might not include hard pected. Another cumning robber man eat a meal without finding

who has operated for three fault with the cooking." who had deserved well of his defendant admitted to Mr. Lo that His Lordship I have always months in the hotel in which he party, his country and his the defendant produced his driver'a understood that hard labour is, 11 stayed was caught in the act Sovereign:

licence for the, witness's inspection, might say so, an advantage to the recently. For some time visitors

School Inspector: "Would any of ⠀ realised

but he could not take any particu- accused. the time that there lars from it as he

to the hotel had found their port you boys like to ask mo Counsel then suggested that the folloa missing when they awoke, was unable to

tion 7" was not room in the present read English. Consequently he had sentence might date from the time and it has now been discovered Pupli (fed up): "Please sir, Liberal party in the House of no option but to arrest the defen- of prisoner's detention.

that the thief is a resident in the what time does your train go?" Commons for joint-leadership, detective was lying as

dant. Mr. Lo poluted out that the

His Lordship stated that he could hotel named May. not do this. He had given every that he is a somnambulist. He Mother: "And what have you

He. declares and the honour accorded the then actually were particulars in Chinese effect possible to the special clf was caught by a guest, who, rous-bought granddad for his Christmas Mr. Asquith paved the way for on the licence. The Magistrate on cumstances of the case.

ed by a noise at midnight, pounc-present, Tony?" learning from the detective that

at

It

was

there

Mr. Lloyd George to exercise act-

whilst touting for fare the defen-

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FALSE ALARM.

e ques-

Tony: "I've bought him, a, pios

ed upon the intruder in his room

and found his prisoner to be May, pipe, mummy." wearing a black silk hood and a

ive and undivided control while dant was standing two yards from allowing the late Earl to pursue his motor car, said that this made

black Jersey. Twenty portman. Mother: "But don't you know This political bent in another a difference, and dismissed the caseThe fire brigade' received false tenus, said to have been stolen that granddad doesn't smoke,

sphere.

as a trivial one. In his protest, alarm at 9.37 laat night to attend from various Paris stations Tony ?"

Of the late leader it may be said Mr. Lo said that not satisfied with an outbreak at No. 1c, Water were found in May's room.

arresting the defendant, the police Street, West Point, the ground floor

with perfect assurance that his went so far as to take his finger personality was a hidden force to prints.

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COMMITS, SUICIDE.

Tony: "Yes, mummie, but it will do nicely for me to blow bubbles." Wan firewood shop. Three fire-en-valent that the Féngtien authorities Brown was talking about Santa of which is occupied by the Woo Yu Although reports are still pre gines turned out, bat on arrival hare decided to negotiate peace Catalina, with its wonderful glass- found that there had been with Shanal, the governmental off-bottomed boats; from which you extinguished.

clals in Peking have definitely can watch the fish swimming in denied them,

the water, thirty or forty feet. below, The Nationalist Government re "Yes,"

," he concluded, "you can see

4.

A market coolie employed at the at any rate in his earlier years Knutsford Hotel, No. 1, Kimberley The Rev. F. W. J. Reynolds, on a struggling barrister and a Road, committed suicide yesterday Seven Kings, Essex, hoped to leave contly despatched a telegram to the fish quite plainly laying at the Journalist of sorts, have had am- by hanging himself in the cook England for Selangor in the middle General Liu Teung-hus praising bition, he was entirely devoid the police to the Kowloon mor ant chaplain and chaplain on the recent campaign against the house. The body was removed by of January. He will act as assist bis courage and endurance in the even of the innocent egoism which tuary.

Northernera

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bottom of the ocean.

Lying, dear," corrected his wife. "No, I'm not," said the narrator "It's the truth!".